MEMO TO: JGRLS BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Nancy Jo Maples Harry McDonald Marjorie Albrycht

David Ogborn Orell Hedgepeth Joanne Anderson

Stacie Zorn, Legal Counsel

FROM: Bruce Grimes, Board Chairman

DATE: February 17, 2010

SUBJECT: Board Meeting Tentative Agenda

DATE: February 23, 2010

TIME: 1:00 p.m.

PLACE: Pascagoula Public Library Board Room

I. ROLL CALL

II. CORRESPONDENCE

a) **A copy of a letter to Aneice Liddell, Mayor, City of Moss Point, from Carol Hewlett, Director, dated February 4, 2010, concerning the City of Moss Point contract.

b) **A copy of an e-mail to Regional Board Members from Carol Hewlett, Director, dated January 26, 2010, concerning Legislative Day on March 11 in Jackson.

c) **A copy of a letter from L.C. Place, Library User, to Carol Hewlett, Director, dated February 1, 2010, concerning public access computers.

d) **A copy of a letter from Carol Hewlett, Director, to L.C. Place, Library User, dated February 9, 2009, responding to his concerns on public access computers.

e) **A copy of a letter and certificate of appreciation from Gabriel Sanchez, US Census Bureau, to Jeanne Jones, Ocean Springs Branch Manager, dated January 12, 2010 thanking her for their assistance with the census.

f) **A copy of a letter and certificate of appreciation from Gabriel Sanchez, US Census Bureau, to Ann Neal, LA I East Central Library, dated January 12, 2010 thanking her for their assistance with the census.

g) **A copy of a memo from Sharman Smith, Executive Director MLC, to all MS Directors, dated February 17, 2010 concerning the state budget.

III. FINANCES

a) Travel Request – Bethany Carlisle (YS), Micki Lofton (EC), Belinda Jarrett (VC) and Rose Guice (PG) to attend Children’s Book Festival, April 7-9, 2010, in Hattiesburg, MS, registration $225.00/person, motel, food and mileage.

b) **Docket of Claim

c) **Reduction to FY2010 Personnel Incentive Grant Program

d) **FY2009 Audit Presentation

IV. CONSENT AGENDA

a) **Minutes January 2010 Board Minutes

b) **Financial Reports

c) **Statistical Reports

d) **Personnel Report

e) **Technology Services Report

f) **Technical Services Report

g) **Computer Training Report

h) **Computer Usage Report

i) **Jackson County Law Library Report

j) **Purchasing Agent Report

k) **ILL (Interlibrary Loan) Library Report

l) **Travel Request – Lonnie Breland (HQ) to Jackson to attend “Introduction to Installing and Managing Microsoft Exchange Server 2007”, March 22-24, 2010, mileage, food and time.

m) **Travel Request – Helen Barlow (EC) to attend Team-Building, Mentoring and Coaching Skills for Managers & Supervisors Workshop, May 4, 2010, Gulfport, MS, registration ($149.00), time and mileage.

V. DIRECTOR’S REPORT

Includes:

**Copies of Newspaper articles and PR Flyers (Bridges)

**Manager’s Meeting Minutes (Winters)

**Custodian Staff Development Day 2010 (Parton)

**Performance Evaluations and Merit Committees (Winters)

**Grant Writing Workshop (Lofton)

**Grant Writing Workshop (Barlow)

VI. OLD BUSINESS

a) Strategic Planning

b) City and County Contracts

VII. REPORTS

a) Salary Committee

b) Staff Relations Committee

c) Architectural Services Reports: Agreement for Architectural Services

VIII. NEW BUSINESS

a) **Gautier Public Library Re-Carpet Project Timeline

b) Closing of Pascagoula Public Library for Mary Ann Louviere Retirement Reception

X. ANNOUNCEMENTS

· Branch Managers Meeting – Wednesday, February 24, 2010, Pascagoula Public Library

· Annual Staff Development Day, Monday, March 1, 2010, Pascagoula Public Library. All Libraries Closed.

· Managers Meeting – Wednesday, March 10, 2010, Pascagoula Public Library

· Regional Board Meeting – Tuesday, March 23, 2010

· Mary Ann Louviere Retirement Reception – Thursday, March 25, 2010, 5:30 p.m.

XI. ADJOURNMENT

*Previously Distributed

**Enclosed